CUBAN DANCER
Canada, Chile, Italy 2020 – Director: Roberto Salinas – Co-Director: Laura Domingo Aguero (Choreographie) – Original language: English, Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 98 min.
When he goes on stage, everything else is forgotten. Alexis is fifteen and dreams of getting his big breakthrough as a dancer in Cuba. But when his family emigrates to Florida he has to find his bearings again. Will he manage to bridge the divide between two worlds?
We present the German premiere of the film.
No youth rating
Roberto Salinas
Salinas has worked as a documentary director and D.O.P. on numerous productions, including feature films, commercials and TV series in Italy and internationally. His work focuses mainly on social and cultural issues. Roberto lives between Managua, Nicaragua and Rome, Italy.
Filmography
THE TROUBLEMAKER, BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE UNITED NATIONS, IT, USA et al. 2014, 83 min.
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In cooperation with
Writer: Roberto Salinas, Laura Domingo Aguero. Camera: Roberto Salinas. Editing: Abrahahm Lifshitz. Music: Caroline Chaspoul & Eduardo Henriquez (Beta Pictoris). Production: Indyca. Producer: Simone Catania. Co-Producers: Paul Cadieux (Megafun, Canada), Fernando Lataste (Valdivia Films, Chile). International Sales: Deckert Distribution.
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